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Which of the following transfers are includable in the gross estate
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of the donor if made within 3 years of death?
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A. Gift of $8,000 cash value life insurance policy to son.
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B. Gift of $9,800 cash to daughter.
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C. Gift of $10,000 cash to friend.
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D. Gift of $5,000 stock in a closely held company to parent. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Gift of $8,000 cash value life insurance
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policy to son. |\ |\
A simple trust earned $27,000 in dividends. It paid $4,000 in
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trustee fees, one-half from income and one-half from principal.
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Trust accounting income is which of the following?
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$0
$23.000
$25.000
$27,000 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔$25,000 |\ |\ |\ |\
If the Trust Document is silent with respect to a certain cash
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transaction, the Trust Administrator should first look to which of
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the following for guidance?
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A. Court of Jurisdiction
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B Principal and Income Law of the State
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,C. Grantor|\
D. OCC - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Principal and Income Law of the
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State
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When determining a long-term sustainable rate of return for a
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unitrust payout, which of the following best represents the range
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of high confidence payout percentages?
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A. 1-2%
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B. 2-3%
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C. 3-5% |\
D 120% of the federal midterm rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3-
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5%
Which of the following is an example of tangible personal
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property?
A. Gold bar
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B. Common stock certificate
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C. Patent |\
D. Vacant land - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Gold Bar
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Which of the following is an example of tangible personal
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property?
A. Family residence
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B. IBM stock
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C. Jewelry|\
D. Rental house - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Jewelry
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,A to B for life, then to C. Following this transfer, which of the
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following is true? |\ |\
A. A has a fee simple interest.
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B. B has a reversionary interest.
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C. C has a remainder interest.
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D. C has a life estate. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C has a
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remainder interest |\
Under joint tenants with rights of survivorship, when one tenant
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dies which of the following best describes the result?
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A. Her share passes through her will to her heirs.
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B. Her share passes by law to her heirs, not through her will.
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C. Her share passes to the surviving joint tenant regardless of
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what her will says. |\ |\ |\
D. The asset must be sold and the estate gets 1/2 of the
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proceeds. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Her share passes to the
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surviving joint rebrand regardless of what her will says
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A decedent owns $400,000 in his own name, a $200,000 home in
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joint tenancy with his
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spouse and a $100,000 life insurance policy with the children as
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beneficiaries. Which |\
of the following is the amount passing through probate?
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A. 0 |\
B. $400,000.
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C. $500.000.
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, D. $700,000. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔$400,000
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In cutting down a tree, which of the following occurs?
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A. Real property is converted to personal property
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B. Personal property is converted to real property.
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C. Real property is converted to a fixture.
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D. There is no conversion, the tree remains real property. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Real property is converted to personal
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property
Which of the following transfers are includable in the gross estate
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of the donor if made within 3 years of death?
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A. Gift of $8,000 cash value life insurance policy to son.
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B. Gift of $9,800 cash to daughter.
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C. Gift of $10,000 cash to friend.
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D. Gift of $5,000 stock in a closely held company to parent. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Gift of $8,000 cash value life insurance
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policy to son |\ |\
Which of the following can be deducted either on the decedent's
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final 1040 income tax return or on the Form 706 Estate Tax
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return?
A. Funeral expenses
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B. Medical expenses relating to the decedent's last.
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C. Court costs in probating the estate.
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D. Executor's administration expenses. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Medical expenses relating to the decedents last illness|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\